redundant

«redundant» in Mova's school dictionary: not needed any more, because there is already enough or… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (redundant)

meaning for a pupil

1) Redundant means not needed any more, because there is already enough or it is repeated. tree →

2) (UK, Ireland, Australia, euphemism) To be made redundant is to lose your job because the employer no longer needs the job done. tree →

sense in the lessons

In writing lessons, redundant words repeat ideas ("free gift"). In maths problems, redundant information is extra information that you do not need. In grown-up life, "made redundant" is a gentle way of saying "lost his job". Phrases: made redundant, redundant information, redundancy pay.

examples

• Cross out the redundant words in your sentence. tree →
• Some information in the problem is redundant. tree →
• Dad was made redundant from the factory. tree →
• The old machine became redundant. tree →
• "Return back" is redundant, because "return" already means go back. tree →
• 200 workers were made redundant. tree →
• A spare tyre is redundant until you get a flat. tree →
• The extra light switch is redundant. tree →

note

Noun: redundancy. "Made redundant" (UK) is like "laid off" (US). In maths word problems, spotting redundant numbers (numbers you do not use) is a key skill.

In the corpora

• "Made redundant" (UK) means losing your job because the post was cut.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «redundant» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.